Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22
STARS AND STRIPES.
Personalities Of q stand
ard 70 the UnfveFsEty
Cadets.
Isssrsssiax Rsz1rks by 6sseFaI g5hs
A aibbos and ~ Elsqsens Re-
spSsss By csioseI
&c. Hainsa

Frys's 01srs II s1ss vss veil flIsd On
Wednesday svsniEE last. On tue occa
sion o, the bsstosai Of hAsdsons hsg
upoa the cadets Of cur Territorial Uai-
Sersisy. The yo1ss soldiers appeared
% the stzRs In cadet uEiforz With
nosksts. and executed tie Earioas
movements Of dEiH With esnnerdable
DroHeisDsy. General Gibbon, in pre-
ssnting the banner, addressed then a.
follows:
Ys9Ag GenfGemsa If fss Usfuersify
Cedsts;-I address yoa ~ GeAtlsms4, fos
alfh0aRa the Uniform you wear Il nos az
sixniheant Of Rentisnsss as Of force, tie
ideal soldier 10 alwgys Q Rentle1An,
even vhen exssoising the brutal forces
CT var.
Il is Q necessity In every saciaty, in
order 10 protect itself against dishones-
~, turbaleRce or viaR, TO organize force
for use wheB nseded. The banks pro-
teet their treasures With irsn doors and
locks. Oar dODes.i 10 treasures are pro
tscted By policemen and watch dOxa,
and soeisty IN general has found it
necessary 70 protect itself BY foFmulat-
inR laws, the enforcement Of whish pro
tests life and property, shields The in
noesnt and punishcs tbs guilty. For
lhess purposes the ordinary mschinery
Of civil Governments IL usually suficient
Bat 10 sometimes happens that these
ordinary means fail 10 give that protee-
ton absolutely necessary to the welfare
II every yell organized commoniiy.
Then 10 is that the brutal force OF armed
men is called in; and the dread Arbitra-
meat Of the sword, the mosket and the
cannon is used 20 determine which shall
ruls. the law or oha0s. This dreadful
remedy has been invoked in past time
10 determine, perhaps, which II swo
asptrants for q throne should govern;
perhaps 10 decide What kind Of religious
idea should prevail IN particular oouu-
try aad somettDes "a decide the great
question ~ to Whistler = people should
govern themselves, or be governed aEbi-
tfarily ~ authorities exterior to and in
dependent Of th mselves.
More than . century aRo Vs AmeTi-
cans decided this all important question
for ourselves, and heoesfoFth our ale
glance vas no longer due TO any
1 DIBAuC1 uChus We EEOAuEO ~ htQ4
The Law made By cur ourselves. None
bat ourselves, through our duly chosen
representatives, can make this, Our
King. The Law. To insure the enforce
ment OF the Law, every officer placed in
Suthority over us is required 10 take
solemn oath that be Will to the best of
bis ability enforce aud execute the Law,
90 that rich or poor. high aud low shall
/ ka annaffw . Il. -. -. a
this Oar King.
As citizsns-aOt In offioe-ws are all
bound 30 do everything in our power to
see that The Law shall be sapseme; and.
when lie majesty IL assailed, to risk
even life itself In lie defeuse. He Who
raises bis band against Oar King aims
bis blow. net against single life, which
could be readily replaced, bat against
the life of the Nation. Without The
Law, Liberty, safety, all Is lost. Il IL,
or shOald be, our guiding star By night
aud dsy, the RAIDER without Whieh our
ship of state would inevitably be
wrecked In the storms through which
every vessel has to struggle. To moth
ing else do We owe the same allegiance
40 to our Sovereign kinR-The Law.
The captain OF a ship assailed by
storms does not hesitate. II his rudder
~ carried away, % rig q Substitute, and
IL Justified even to the taking Of life II
any one under bis orders refuse s to opsy
him and imp'Fil life or limb ia she
| effort to save the vessel and its precious
cargo. just 30, IL the Life of the State
10 threatened. and turbulent violence
raises lie hand against the supremacy
of the Law, We are justified, nay, more
than that, IL Is our bounden duty t.
sacrifice human life, IL necessary, in the
/ defense OF cur sovereign Lord and
kinR-Ihe Law. With this object in
view military bodies are organic q. All
history teaches us how at the mercy Of
organic laioR and discipline all unar
Qanizsd force is placed. IL is a wise
tsrethought, therefore, to encours0s
aBd foster the fOrm stion Of well disci
plined aHd organized militia, ready
add willing in tiUe Of peril 10 rush 20
the defenss Of that glorious q 80 which
Is not only the representative Of our
Government, but tue emblem Of all we
bold uoat dear. our lives. our liberty,
our happiness. our free institutions. In
our country var cannot be VaQed at the
nod OF any crowned head, and hencs
there b no necessity 10 tax ourselves
and cripple industrial pursuits b sup
PORTING the tremendous armies which
afict almost every other country on
the face Of the globe. Hence the great
or need 20 organize our citizsn soldieFy,
that when the time comes, ~ IL must
come In the lives OF all nations, We mar
not be found quite % uapFepared IS has
always been the case heretofore.
II ts with peculiar sstisfse ion that I
respond to the request 20 present TO you
young soldiers this emblem OF our great,
tree country, and / am especially graft
ded 10 make the presentation 10 the
psesence Of this community, for I do
noe fail 30 recall the fact that only a
little more than q year ago yeur Young
hands eagerly seized your Fih 8. and
yoas yOnno fset carried you to q distant
part Of the city 20 do-What? Was 70 at
tAe demand Of some arbitrary dsspat,
10 enforce his vial perhaps in opposition
u the welfare Of his people7 Was IL to
enforce upon an unwilling people soms
hateful Law enacted without their con-
sentl Was IL 20 aid power in forcing to
the earth weaknsss7 Was IL anything
calculated 70 work iniastiee tousrda the
lovly and weakG mol II wss none Of
these things Which guided yoar hurry
lnR feet toward those rifis shots which !
rsverserated through the heretofore |
peaceful streets Of your city.
The patriotic fires which burned in /
your young hear ami guided your |
qaickened steps we're inspired hv tie /
feet thai the life OF our Sovereign King, /
Toe Law, vas in peril. that help vas
Tar distant and yoar presenes an argent
necessity.
The dag which | now With pride and /
Satisfaction entrnst 90 yoar keeping /
bears UPON hs fields the date Of this
Catriotio effort on your part. Il Is
committed 20 you with the firm faith
hat ss an emblem OF our country, you
Uill take pride In u. a. = symbol Of lag
Aad ORDER, YOU vii defeod it. II need be.
Sitn yo1r lives, aud that IN toe future
yoo will impress 1t apon yoar children
and yoas ehildren's children. that it
represents tee only King Who shall sver
rule over us. The Law.
10 perform ias. then, any military
dntg Wtih mas be repaired Of yea.
remember that Anerisans vito vialase
their owa lass, or permit others to
violate tesa. aim 4 more fatal blow al
su0sn liberty than does the ass ASSN Of
tna SFaataaf gFnUnaA kza1 IN aartA